Wednesday, 30 March 2011

From the field beside the crossroads known as Old Boat Corner we can look across the Hollingbury industrial estate to the Hollingbuty housing estate, a large estate of council houses built in the early 1950s. The tethered balloon is advertising a self-storage depot.

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Not that it is a racecourse now and hasn't been for a good many years, but some of the buildings are still standing and can be seen across the valley. The main Brighton to Lewes road runs through the valley with the railway parallel to the road - there's a train just in the picture.

Monday, 21 March 2011

This low, narrow bridge under the main London to Brighton railway line is on the route to and from Sweet Hill. Before the bypass was built, this was the main road from London to Hove and many times lorries got stuck here.

Sunday, 20 March 2011

From further up Sweet Hill we look over Patcham and Hollingbury. Almost slap bang in the middle of the picture is the tower of All Saint's church, Patcham. I think that must be Duke's Meadow behind it.

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Friday, 11 March 2011

I haven't seen him for ages but he was back in the park yesterday morning. He's got a new puppy now and she's a bit of a pest. He's grown a bit since I last saw him.

From the Boss: It's the better part of a year since we saw Aiden and his mother but Fern heard his voice across the park, her head went up and she rushed to greet him. He was just as pleased to see her again.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Monday, 7 March 2011

Not only does Sweet Hill have noise from the A23 and railway line, but the Brighton by-pass produces a constant rumble of traffic, especially the slip road from it for traffic to join the northbound A23.

Sunday, 6 March 2011

We have visited Sweet Hill before. It is one of the noisier walks as the hill stands immediately to the west of the main Brighton to London road and railway which run parallel to each other through the valley below. Just the other side of that footbridge are the RSPCA kennels for stray and unwanted dogs.

Saturday, 5 March 2011

West Blatchington used to be a village out on the Downs somewhere north-west of Hove. Now it's just a suburb of the city of Brighton & Hove with a large proportion of council (or ex-council) housing. The windmill still stands, even though two of the sweeps need a little attention. It does seem a little strange to see such a country relic inside a built-up area.